ADVISORY/Crosspoint and Industry Luminaries Segment B2B Internet Commerce.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (June 13)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

       Crosspoint's Seth Neiman, Jupiter Media Metrix' Tim Clark
         and TheSupply CEO Geoff Wilde to Examine Intersection
          Between Vertical Service Providers and Net Markets

WHAT:             Join Crosspoint Venture Partners in an interactive
                  discussion with industry luminaries as they explore
                  the evolution of B2B Internet Commerce, focusing on
                  the convergence between Vertical Service Providers
                  (VSPs) and Net Markets. Crosspoint managing partner
                  Seth Neiman, Jupiter Media Metrix analyst Tim Clark
                  and TheSupply CEO Geoff Wilde will examine the role
                  of B2B exchanges in today's business landscape and
                  will uncover best practices VSPs will draw upon as
                  they evolve from roots in the transaction-centric
                  net markets model.

                  The advent of the Web spawned a worldwide business
                  transformation from tools such as the Internet
                  browser and broadband technology. Services built on
                  this framework have matured, driving B2B Internet
                  commerce past just transaction-based businesses to
                  the delivery of value-added subscription-based
                  applications and services for niche target markets.
                  The seasoned panel participants will look at how
                  Vertical Service Providers (VSPs) have refined the
                  Net Market model, using specialized applications and
                  deep industry expertise to transform the Internet
                  into a highly focused tool for competitive advantage
                  in vertical industries.

                  CEO Geoff Wilde will discuss how TheSupply evolved
                  its business model to include revenues from its
                  exchange and a highly specialized application
                  platform for the electronics materials industry. The
                  panel will use TheSupply as an example of the
                  business and financial strengths experienced from
                  this evolution.

WHEN:             Wednesday, June 13, 2001
                  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PT

WHERE:            http://www.regsvc.com/vsp/